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The poverty of the poverty rate : measure and mismeasure of want in modern America
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The poverty of the poverty rate : measure and mismeasure of want in modern America / by Nicholas Eberstadt.
ISBN
9780844742465
0844742465
Published
Washington, D.C. : AEI Press ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, c2008.
Physical Description
xv, 175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 27, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-165) and index.
Contents
What is the official poverty rate, and what does it actually measure?
Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate
The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America
Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America
Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans
Trends in living standards for low-income Americans
Conclusion : wanted
new poverty measure(s) for modern America.
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